The IoT solutions module combines Arrow's global engineering and distribution capabilities with Panasonic's industrial IoT modules based on the ST BlueTile multi-sensor development kit (STEVAL-BCN002V1B). This combination allows customers to easily test their ideas and bring new IoT products to market faster.
The IoT solution module features ST's latest BlueNRG Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 system-on-a-chip, along with numerous inertial, environmental, and audio sensors. These onboard sensors enable a cost-effective offering of a wide range of compact and valuable IoT applications for smart factories, smart homes, and smart lifestyles.
Comprehensive services and validation processes enable a reduced bill of materials that combines an accelerometer and gyroscope with time-of-flight (ToF), pressure, and humidity sensors in an efficient, low-power design with Bluetooth communications. This combination allows OEM customers to dramatically reduce time to market and lower design costs and complexity by using certified modules.
“Building on the outstanding features and design of the ST BlueTile sensor node development kit, the modules now available from Panasonic Industry through Arrow Electronics are ideal for accelerating the creation of a wide range of edge node sensors for all types of Internet of Things applications,” said Philip Lolies, Vice President EMEA, Marketing and Application, STMicroelectronics.
“Panasonic’s IoT solution modules inspired by ST BlueTile help customers reduce their time to market in this fast-paced era,” commented Dr. Sara Ghaemi, IoT Team Leader at Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH. “Panasonic Industry can offer unparalleled customer service at every stage of the product lifecycle, from design, development, and validation to the aftermarket. The modules help customers reduce their development efforts and overall product costs while ensuring the highest quality and required certifications. This new solution will meet customer needs in smart factory, smart home, and smart lifestyle applications.”
“Modern embedded design requires sensors and wireless connectivity. This is accelerating due to the increasing number of wireless standards being integrated into products,” says Matthias Hutter, Vice President of Product Management and Supplier Marketing at Arrow Electronics in EMEA. “However, using sensors and designing the supporting circuitry for each task would be time-consuming and resource-intensive to develop. Additional certification time is also required. Using pre-qualified wireless sensor modules in system design is saving development time and budget, accelerating time to market for our customers. By working with ST and Panasonic, we are offering the fundamental sensor and wireless building blocks in one large package for accelerated design.”
